COMINO GIOVANNI
Né à Trévise,
connu depuis 1670 - mort à Venise, 1708

HERCULE FARNÈSE.
D’A PRÈS L’ANTIQUE

Pierre reconstituée, remplace un marbre de 1670-1676

MOUL 2010.11

One of the statues in the Tuileries Gardens.
The statue, which is 2.42 meters high, was made by Giovanni Comino in Rome in 1670. It was placed in the Tuileries Gardens in 1797, and a copy of it was made in 2010 (and it is the one that is placed today).
The statue was made after an ancient statue of Hercules from the third century AD, which is also probably a copy of an older statue.

Hercules was a hero in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of the god Zeus and a human. He was known as a hero who performed heroic deeds to atone for killing his wife and three children.
In the statue, Hercules is shown leaning on a pole covered with the skin of the lion from the Namae Valley that he killed in one of the tasks. In his right hand he holds behind his back a golden apple, one of three he brought from a tree whose fruits are made of gold.

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Translation of the text on the sign:
COMINO GIOVANNI
Born in Treviso,
known since 1670 - died in Venice, 1708

HERCULES FARNESE.
ALMOST ANCIENT

Reconstructed stone, replaces a marble from 1670-1676

MOUL 2010.11